Morning Minute – May 22, 2018

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According to a Trump campaign aide, Michael Caputo, there was a second informant from a different Federal agency who tried to infiltrate the Trump presidential campaign. Caputo said “When we finally find out the truth about this, Director Clapper and the rest of them will be wearing some orange suits.”

Police are searching a Baltimore, Maryland suburb with helicopters and police dogs after a police office was killed last night. Witnesses say the office was approaching a vehicle when suddenly they heard a gunshot, and then saw the jeep run over the police officer. Police say the cause of death won’t be confirmed until they do an autopsy, and police say the suspects may still be ‘armed and dangerous.’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last night that the Iranian government must end its destabilizing actions in the Middle East, and completely end its nuclear program forever, or else the U.S. will introduce the “strongest sanctions in history.”

A major blow has been struck to the University of Minnesota as conservatives continue to battle against liberal bias on college campuses. After the university forced conservative Ben Shapiro to speak off-campus, a major donor has pulled their funding from the university, and will instead partner the Young America’s Foundation, the group that brought Shapiro to the school.

In an interview last night, Vice President Pence warned North Korea not to try and “play President Trump.” He said if they refuse to cooperate, the United States will end Kim Jong Un’s tyranny like it did in Libya, when Moammar Gaddafi was captured and killed in 2011.

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Originally from Canton, Michigan, Hank Eckardt graduated from the University of Notre Dame with degrees in Political Science and Spanish. He then moved to Washington, D.C. to work for Congressman Kerry Bentivolio in 2014. After working in political fundraising for 3 years, he began as editor-in-chief of TheLead.com in June 2017.